Citigroup’s Parsons, Martha Stewart Shop American Antiques Show
Writers Nora Ephron and Nicholas Pileggi arrived at the gala preview of the American Antiques Show last night looking for “a very reasonably priced small rug to put next to the bed.”
After browsing weathervanes and flags costing more than $100,000, Ephron said: “We’re absolutely not going to find it here.”
The preview, a benefit for the American Folk Art Museum, offered a first-look at 41 dealers’ booths on display at the Metropolitan Pavilion in Chelsea through Jan. 23.
Guests included Citigroup Inc. Chairman Richard Parsons; Neuberger Berman LLC’s Marvin C. Schwartz; Polo Ralph Lauren Corp.’s Jerry Lauren; the eldest daughter of former U.S. President Lyndon Johnson, Lynda Johnson Robb; and domestic diva Martha Stewart, who snapped photographs for her blog.
Standing next to a waiter serving brisket, antiques dealer John Rosselli showed off his purchase: a plate with his first name on it.
“It was made for a little boy. I’ll put it on my dresser, for my cufflinks,” he said. Rosselli’s wife, interior designer Bunny Williams, liked the vanity-plate concept.
“With a name like Bunny I could buy five rabbits here,” she said.
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Nicholas Pileggi and Nora Ephron
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Nicholas Pileggi and Nora Ephron at the American Antiques Show gala.
Nicholas Pileggi and Nora Ephron at the American Antiques Show gala. Photographer: Amanda Gordon/Bloomberg
Martha Stewart
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Martha Stewart takes a photo at the American Antiques Show gala preview.
Martha Stewart takes a photo at the American Antiques Show gala preview. Photographer: Amanda Gordon/Bloomberg
Audrey Heckler and Richard Parsons
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Audrey Heckler and Richard Parsons at the American Antiques Show gala preview.
Audrey Heckler and Richard Parsons at the American Antiques Show gala preview. Photographer: Amanda Gordon/Bloomberg
Donna and Marvin Schwartz
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Donna and Marvin Schwartz at the American Antiques Show gala preview. The couple bought a doorstop.
Donna and Marvin Schwartz at the American Antiques Show gala preview. The couple bought a doorstop. Photographer: Amanda Gordon/Bloomberg
Lynda Johnson Robb
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Lynda Johnson Robb at the American Antiques Show gala preview. One of her prized possessions is a quilt made by a cousin of her father, President Lyndon Johnson.
Lynda Johnson Robb at the American Antiques Show gala preview. One of her prized possessions is a quilt made by a cousin of her father, President Lyndon Johnson. Photographer: Amanda Gordon/Bloomberg
Aarne Anton
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Aarne Anton at the American Antiques Show gala preview. Anton, the owner of American Primitive Gallery of New York, stands to the left of a shooting target made for traveling arcades.
Aarne Anton at the American Antiques Show gala preview. Anton, the owner of American Primitive Gallery of New York, stands to the left of a shooting target made for traveling arcades. Photographer: Amanda Gordon/Bloomberg
Nancy Druckman
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Nancy Druckman at the American Antiques Show gala. Druckman is the head of the Department of American Folk Art at Sotheby's.
Nancy Druckman at the American Antiques Show gala. Druckman is the head of the Department of American Folk Art at Sotheby's. Photographer: Amanda Gordon/Bloomberg
Allan Katz and Lucy Danziger
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Allan Katz and Lucy Danziger at the American Antiques Show gala preview.
Allan Katz and Lucy Danziger at the American Antiques Show gala preview. Photographer: Amanda Gordon/Bloomberg
Laura Parsons and Stephen Corelli
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Laura Parsons and Stephen Corelli at the American Antiques Show gala preview. Parsons is president of the American Folk Art Museum and Corelli is the museum's president-elect.
Laura Parsons and Stephen Corelli at the American Antiques Show gala preview. Parsons is president of the American Folk Art Museum and Corelli is the museum's president-elect. Photographer: Amanda Gordon/Bloomberg
Philippe Segalot
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Philippe Segalot at the American Antiques Show gala preview.
Philippe Segalot at the American Antiques Show gala preview. Photographer: Amanda Gordon/Bloomberg
John Rosselli
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John Rosselli at the American Antiques Show gala preview. He purchased his plate at the booth of Leatherwood Antiques of Sandwich, Massachusetts.
John Rosselli at the American Antiques Show gala preview. He purchased his plate at the booth of Leatherwood Antiques of Sandwich, Massachusetts. Photographer: Amanda Gordon/Bloomberg
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